TIPS for the University
acknowledges that whether or not students choose to drink, they are likely to find themselves in situations where alcohol is being consumed.
Unlike other alcohol education programs, TIPS for the University provides students with the CONFIDENCE,
SKILLS, and STRATEGIES to prevent alcohol-related problems such as intoxication, drunk driving, and underage
drinking among their peers. Proven effective by third-party studies, TIPS training can be delivered in the classroom or online.

Online Training

eTIPS alcohol training is a self-paced, innovative approach to educating, equipping, and empowering students with the skills and confidence they need to prevent alcohol-related problems. eTIPS recognizes that students are in the best position to address drinking behaviors among their peers. They are close to the situation and understand the culture on their campus. eTIPS develops student’s social skills and provides strategies and skills for intervening in alcohol-related situations that may develop on and off campus. eTIPS University allows students to obtain the training anywhere, anytime.

The party was going great
until...

Jake heard the shouting in the other room.
When he walked in, the sight of Sean, his
roommate and brother, chugging from the vodka
bottle stopped him cold. At first, he didn't know
what to do, but he knew he had to get Sean away
from the alcohol. Then something clicked, and
he remembered. He went over and “stumbled”
into him, knocking Sean, and the bottle, down.
When he picked Sean up, Jake could tell his
brother was in trouble. Jake convinced him to
leave, and they ended up here.

"He's going to be okay," the doctor said. Jake had
never heard anything better. In the morning he would
find his advisor and thank him for training that class.
It had just saved Sean's life.

TIPS for the
University is...

a unique training
that gives students the
skills and, more importantly,
the confidence they need
to prevent alcohol-related
tragedies.

After just one training session,
colleges and universities report
that their students are able to:

Recognize problem
situations.

Intervene to stop
alcohol misuse.

Respond effectively to
prevent alcohol-related
tragedies among their
peers.

What would you do?

This video is included in our eTIPS University course. Please watch this video and respond to the question.

If you were the person who witnessed this what would you do?

Subject:

Testimonials

Along with campuses across the country, William
and Mary works hard to reduce high-risk drinking.
TIPS is an important component of a comprehensive
approach to keeping students safe if they choose
to drink alcohol. As a trainer, I enjoy that the TIPS
curriculum provides an interactive format to help our
students stay safe while hosting events with alcohol. I
find that students are very engaged during the training
and leave with skills they can apply not just to hosting
events, but to watching out for their friends and
creating a responsible environment at W&M.

Sara Menefee, Health Promotion Specialist, College of William & Mary

The ability to provide TIPS training has been an
important tool in Frostburg State University’s success
in addressing high-risk drinking, a behavior that often
starts long before young people reach college. It has
been extremely useful in improving collaboration on
campus and in building bridges with our surrounding
community.

Jonathan Gibralter, Former President, Frostburg State University

Partnerships and collaboration are critical to the
Towson University Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug
(ATOD) Prevention Center as it works to meet
education and prevention goals on a campus as large
as ours. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s
programmatic response to address high-risk drinking
on our campus, TIPS for the University, is clearly an
outstanding program that exemplifies the best of
an ongoing, evidence-based approach that fosters
student engagement, helps students understand
their decisions around alcohol use and provides the
knowledge and interpersonal skills to recognize when
to intervene appropriately in alcohol-related situations.

Donna Cox, Director of the ATOD Prevention Center, Towson University

A few years ago, Prevention & Wellness was searching
for new programs to add to our alcohol education
efforts. TIPS has been a long-standing, best-practice
program for universities, so we pursued bringing it to
FGCU. We wanted to increase our students’ confidence
and give them the skills to identify when someone is in
trouble with alcohol, and how to reasonably intervene.
We are proud to say that by now, we have grown to
having 13 FGCU staff members who are certified TIPS
trainers. Also, the feedback from students about our
TIPS workshops continues to remain overwhelmingly
positive. Various campus departments utilize TIPS
with their students, most notably the Office of
Student Involvement with their Registered Student
Organizations.

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TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) is the global leader in education and training for the responsible service, sale, and consumption of alcohol. Proven effective by third-party studies, TIPS is a skills-based training program that is designed to prevent intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving.